I'm, finally, gearing up to swap from dial-up to ADSL broadband but by common consent the modem/router supplied by the ISP I'm likely going to use isn't too good. Therefore I need some alternatives <?100 preferably much less.
I don't need or want to use wi-fi at present but as there are apparently few wired only modem/routers available now what I'm looking for is one that can switch it off. Maybe that is a standard option but looking a some Netgear ones yesterday (Maplins) where this feature was mentioned specifically on the box suggests it might not be.
So that, 4 ethernet ports, reliability, simple set up and hopefully good enough speed for online gaming with PC and XB360 are probably what I'm looking for.
I've researched quite a few makes likes of Netgear (on the expensive side), D-Link (rejected because many users reported overheating issues on several models) but I found a few candidates like TP-Link (TD-W8960) and I know there are some good Linksys ones too but which? User recommendations are what I'm really looking for.
I don't need or want to use wi-fi at present but as there are apparently few wired only modem/routers available now what I'm looking for is one that can switch it off. Maybe that is a standard option but looking a some Netgear ones yesterday (Maplins) where this feature was mentioned specifically on the box suggests it might not be.
So that, 4 ethernet ports, reliability, simple set up and hopefully good enough speed for online gaming with PC and XB360 are probably what I'm looking for.
I've researched quite a few makes likes of Netgear (on the expensive side), D-Link (rejected because many users reported overheating issues on several models) but I found a few candidates like TP-Link (TD-W8960) and I know there are some good Linksys ones too but which? User recommendations are what I'm really looking for.
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